Golden Eagles open OVC tournament facing SEMO Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.

May 18, 2009

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Tech baseball team kicks off
its second consecutive Ohio Valley Conference tournament Wednesday,
when it will bid for a tournament championship beginning with a
game against Southeast Missouri at 2:30 in Brooks Stadium in
Paducah, Ky.

The Golden Eagles enter the tournament as the No. 5 seed in the
six-team tournament. Tech had the No. 5 seed a year ago, and
eliminated No. 2 Samford and No. 3 Austin Peay before falling to
Southeast Missouri.

Regular season champion Eastern Illinois earned the No. 1 seed,
with Murray State the leagues No. 2 seed. Both teams will have
first-round byes. Morehead State is the No. 3 seed, followed by
Southeast Missouri at the No. 4. Jacksonville State won a
tiebreaker with Eastern Kentucky to take the sixth and final spot
in the tournament.

The winner of Tech’s opening round game against SEMO will
advance to face either Eastern Illinois or Murray State on Thursday
afternoon, while the loser will face the loser of the opening round
game between Morehead State and Jacksonville State.

This season marks the 13th trip to the OVC tournament for Tech,
including tournament championships in 1997 and 2001. The Golden
Eagles are 17-21 all-time in the tournament.

The Golden Eagles enter the tournament on a hot streak in
conference play, as Tech swept a three-game series from
Jacksonville State in its OVC finale. The sweep gave the Golden
Eagles solid positioning in the conference standings, as all eight
other OVC teams had one conference series remaining.

Fans can follow all the action from Paducah in one of many ways.
Every game of the tournament will be web-streamed live online at
OVCsports.com. All of Tech’s games will also be broadcast on
teamline, and can be heard online by following links on
teamline.cc, or by calling 1-800-846-4630. Fans can also follow
every game of the tournament on live stats on OVCsports.com. Links
to all of these sources can be found above.

Tennessee Tech fans attending the games in Paducah this week are
invited to a hospitality tent, hosted by Tech Athletics. Tech
Athletics will host a hospitality tent before each Golden Eagle
game, opening an hour before each contest. The tent, open to all
Tech fans including alumni and parents of the team, will feature
light snacks and beverages. A purple tent and TTU trailer will be
located at the edge of the Brooks Stadium parking lot.